Sermon Notes
Jesus’ Prayer for the Mission of God
John 17:20-23
20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
The Unity in Mission
20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
“There is one body and one Spirit…one hope…one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all.” Ephesians 4:4-6
“The evangelization of the world depends first upon the unity of the church… It is inconceivable that the world will believe in Jesus while the church is torn apart in disunity.” John Stott
“Christian brotherhood is not an ideal which we must realize; it is rather a reality created by God in Christ in which we may participate.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Life Together
The Understanding of our Calling v22
23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
“God did not direct His call to Isaiah—Isaiah overheard God saying, ‘Who will go for us?’ The call of God is not for the special few; it is for everyone.” Oswald Chambers
The Unveiling of the Father v23
23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
“We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.” 2 Corinthians 5:20
“The gospel is not just the ABC of Christianity, but the A to Z. It is the driving force behind everything.” Tim Keller
SO WHAT?!
20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,”